Oh 90s rock. How I sort-of miss you.
During the Daily Show last night, there was a segment titled "Moral Kombat," a play on the video game franchise Mortal Kombat. But it got me thinking about the promotion for Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. The developers of the game put a trailer online backed by the music of 90s NuMetal band Adema.
I hadn't listening to Adema since the Great CD Capper. So today I picked up a copy of their self-titled album, and I'm actually kind of happy I haven't listen to them in years. Like a lot of NuMetal, most of the songs sound exactly the same with some campy synthesizer in the back and lyrics about being different or about being angry.
The one song I did enjoy, maybe only because it brought me back to my highschool days rolling around in my 1996 Mazda Mellenia, was 'Giving In.' I remember bumping that song on the way to and from my highschool thinking I was all angst ridden. I was the furthest thing from angst ridden (but it beats trying to relate to rap).
It's no wonder that only a few NuMetal bands are still making successful music. It seems like NuMetal rode the wave of Nirvana, Alice in Chains and the Grunge wave, only to crashdown after the wave broke.
While the music may not be the best, Adema's self-titled album makes make for a good trip down memory lane.
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Ahhh Adema. Hahah I am listening to that song right now. It is making me so happy. I can't stop laughing. Damn, this brings me back.
ReplyDeleteMan, who else was there? Korn, Slipknot, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Godsmack. Remember that song "Voodoo?" Not sure if that's NuMetal, but I used to love that song.
PS Minor side note: apparently that song by Adema was released in 2001, not the late 90s.